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The Spanish Prisoner

1998·1h 50m·PG
DramaMysteryThriller
IMDb Rating
★ 7.1/10
26,304 votes
Metascore
71
Metacritic

A corporate engineer develops a lucrative secret process for a company but doesn't know who to trust when the higher-ups seemingly want to steal it from him.

The Spanish Prisoner is a 1998 drama mystery movie directed by David Mamet, starring Steve Martin, Ben Gazzara, Campbell Scott. It holds an IMDb rating of 7.1/10 from 26,304 votes and runs 1h 50m.

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Director
David Mamet
Stars
Steve Martin
Ben Gazzara
Campbell Scott
Ricky Jay
Creators
David Mamet
Details
1998-05-15
110 min
Movie
PG
★ United States
★ English
Keywords
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